facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to become tense; to be tightened; to become firm (e.g. body)
at once; immediately; right now
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
renewal; update; innovation; improvement
though; notwithstanding; although
to make merry; to be festive
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
fearfully; nervously; timidly; gingerly
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
conspiracy; collusion; complicity
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
to fabricate; to invent; to make up (a story); to cobble up; to put together in a hurry
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
unbelievable; incredible; implausible
achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record
black joke; black comedy; morbid humor
to laugh (something) off; to dismiss with a laugh; to pooh-pooh
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
to look away (from); to avert one's gaze; to disregard; to ignore; to escape (from); to turn away (from)
by myself; in person; by oneself
feeling; sensation; emotion; interjection
to refuse; to decline; to deny
to cease; to stop; to be over
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
taking something into consideration; making allowances; discounting
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also